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Album is for sale at gigs now, and these good shops: Tommy Gun (hbt), Soldas (hbt), Wills (ltn), Mojo (ltn), Red Hot (dev). you can buy the album online $16 (+$1 postage) by clicking here
and why not by a muddy turds badge by clicking here for $2 (+$1postage)
ready to pay? then click on view cartCLICK BELOW TO CHECK OUT THE TURDS ON i-TUNES!
we also have limited stock of stubby holders, CD singles and t-shirts, best to email [email protected] to see what we have available
Edge Radio (hobart) and Triple J (national) have been spinning 'Fruit Platter' so feel free to request it:TripleJ: cut and paste this into your browserwww.abc.net.au/triplej/requests/make_a_request.htm or text request 1975 7 555, or call 1300 0555 36Edge Radio text request 0427334336Our previous singles 'Dacks' and 'Donkey' have been spun on: Edge, 2XX, 3D, CoastFM, StarFm, plus community radio in; Launceston, Wagga, Mount Gambier and Newcastle. So feel free to request 'Dacks' on those radio stations too."This band has slacker rock down to a fine art - one could almost call them expert amateurs." Tom Wilson SAUCE Entertainment Press"catchy and unique" - Buzz magazine"You guys are the weirdest band I have seen" - Simon Holmes, Bigshed Studios"One of the states most entertaining postmodern explorations of alternative music, the bands set was a mixed bag of cheeky songs laced with toilet humour and varied music styles covering punk rock, hip hop, blues and elements of jazz and pop" - The Examiner Newspaper
"both disturbing and highly entertaining" - Gareth from the Von Trolley Quartet
The Highlights:2009 did a minitour of victoria, supported Root!, performed at the circus festival, performed at the florentine cabaret, and more to come as the year is still young.
2008 Launched our first full length album with some rollicking pub gigs, jackeys marsh forest festival, and a 2-week interstate tour. Got some good airplay. Then gigs at the Hobart Fringe Festival, and few pub gigs over winter, then a 2 week interstate tour in sept. Then rocked the Falls Festival Playoffs, Friends of Blue Tier gigs, The Music Matters Festival and about to hit the Falls APRA stage again2007 Performed at Jackeys Marsh Forest Festival, Tas Variety Freakshow3, Surfside Festival. Supported The Legends of Motorsport and 67 Special. Undertook a two week tour across VIC, NSW, ACT and SA. Performed on the APRA stage at Falls Festival again, and at the Falls afterparty (with whisky go gos).2006 Performed (beatbox a'capella) APRA stage of Falls Festival, Supported (acoustic) The Bedroom Philosopher at both of his Tasmanian gigs, Supported Mach Melican, Supported The Go Set, Supported Tang, Prime spot at the Free Festyval, Toured NSW twice, toured SA, peformed (acoustic) at Tas Variety Freakshow 2.2005 Pefomed (acoustic) on the APRA stage at Falls Festival Marion Bay (05/06), Supported fellow funny bands Butterfingers and Innocent Cabbage, Prime spot at Tas Variety Freakshow 1, Peformed at Unleashed Festival (Gerling, Antiskeptic), Peformed at Rage At The Ranch Festival (Bodyjar, TZU, Ash Grunwald, 28 Days, Parkway Drive)2004 Played Burnie Show, and several Pub gigs.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 22/08/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/muddyturds
Band Members:
MD Turd - 3-string muddy Bass + Vocals + Mayhem
Squid Ledger - Keys + Vocals + Ultimate Mayhem

Spookey Duke of Puke - Drums + Backing Vocals

Plus whatever guests that turn up to our gigs
Chartrain - Harmonica
Dinga Speedy - Vocals
The thing is, you never really know what the lineup of a turds gig is going to be...

Influences: Black Keys, Beaverloop, Zappa, Morpheine, Mess Hall, Ramones, Mudhoney, TISM, Liam Lynch,
Sounds Like: plop, splat, slop, flush
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

ALBUM REVIEWS

hey, thought you might want to read these, sorry we didnt get them up earlier;from Sauce Magazine:This is a very good CD, one of the best produced by a Tasmanian band in recent times. It has good prod...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:42:00 GMT

Turds get national airplay

So yeah, ’Fruit Platter was played on Triple J last week.Totally unexpected for us as we still havnt gotten around to posting our new album out to radio stations yet.They may have got it off Une...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:21:00 GMT

we have lots going on, so time for out first blog

ALBUM- getting finising touches (artwork and printing) and will be available from 11th jan onwards. look out for album launch gigs fri 11th in hobart and sat 12th in launy, we are planning a pretty wi...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:37:00 GMT